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He was born in Hawaii. His parents were Ann Dunham, a white American from Kansas, and Barack Obama, Sr., a black Kenyan.
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Obama lived with his mother and stepfather ages 6-10. They lived in Indonesia. But Obama's mom wanted him to go to school so she sent him back to Hawaii to live with her parents.
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Narack Obama goes to colloge at L.A.
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Later in his life he transfered to Columbia University in New York, 1980 to 1983, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Baeack Obama returned to school 1988 to 1991, and received his law degree at Harvard.
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Barack Obama's mom died on November 7, 1995.
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When Bush sent troops to Iraq to war Obama did not like it. He spoke st a rally aganst it in Chicago. He said "I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war."
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Barack Obama became president on January 20, 2009. He is the 44th president of the U.S. He is also the first African American president of the U.S.A. When he became president he had to deal with a bad economy and troops still in Iraq and Afghanistan.